Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-11-15 16:24:12 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 61A02D4C170BF8A05F981D196C248AA2D66BDCC28292A7F5187DA4AA2FDE70C2
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Original Note:
The study in question was not given $3 million to “watch hamsters on steroids fight”; it sought to characterize the electrophysiological changes in brain systems which modulate aggression and are known to undergo changes when exposed to anabolic steroids. https://www.ibroneuroscience.org/article/S0306-4522(15)01064-7/abstract https://www.peta.org/blog/northeastern-universitys-animal-fighting-ring-taxpayer-funded/
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